TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence: safety or retaliatory abuse for women?
JO  - Journal of women's health and gender-based medicine
A1  - Malecha, A. T.
A1  - Lemmey, D.
A1  - McFarlane, Judith M.
A1  - Willson, P.
A1  - Fredland, N.
A1  - Gist, J.
A1  - Schultz, P.
SP  - 75
EP  - 78
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - We wished to ascertain abused women's perspectives on mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence. A consecutive sample of 161 abused women accessing the criminal justice system were asked six questions. Most women (81%) thought there should be a law making the nurse or doctor report the abuse, with less than half of the women (45%) reporting they would have been at greater risk for abuse following a mandatory report. Although these 161 abused women support mandatory reporting of partner abuse, it remains unclear if such a law would deter further abuse. Outcome and evaluation studies of mandatory reporting laws are urgently needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1524-6094
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/152460900318993
ID  - ref1
ER  -